POSTERS
| Booth # | Room | Name | Co-Author(s) | Abstract Title | Organization | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora Room | Abayomi Olabode | (not set) | Functional characterization of the ancestral Nef protein of primate lentiviruses: A computation and in cellulo approach | University of Western Ontario | Virus Evolution and Ecology |
| 10 | Aurora Room | Amy Du | Steven Zimmerly, Michael Hynes | The phage resistance mechanism of Abortive Infection K in Lactococcus lactis | University of Calgary | Antivirals |
| 101 | Glacier Room | Jelili Mustapha | Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson | Biophysical study of Specificity protein 1 (Sp1) with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) pre-core promoter G4-quadruplex: a key transcriptional complex | University of Alberta | Antivirals |
| 102 | Glacier Room | Jianing Dong | Patrick Paszkowski, Michele M. Barry, and Robert J. Ingham | Complete deletion of Ectromelia virus p28 impairs virus genome replication in a mouse strain, cell type, multiplicity of infection-dependent manner | University of Alberta | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 103 | Glacier Room | Jibin Sadasivan | Jibin Sadasivan, Marli Vlok, Xinying Wang, Arabinda Nayak, Raul Andino and Eric Jan | When proteins go viral: A viral protein impairs stress granule formation by modulating RanBP2/Nup358 | University of British Columbia | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 104 | Glacier Room | Jimena Perez-Vargas | Tirosh Shapira, Connor Thompson, Ivan Villanueva, Siobhan Ennis, Olga Agafitei, Masahiro Niikura, Paul Levett, Mel Krajden, Samira Mubareka, Pei-Yong Shi, Andrea Olmstead, Raymond Andersen, François Jean | High-throughput Natural Product Screen Identifies Novel Broad Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Infection in Human Lung Epithelial Cells | University of British Columbia, Life Sciences Institute | Antivirals |
| 105 | Glacier Room | Jimmy Lu | Sizhu Amelia Chen, Muhammad Bashir Khan, Raelynn Brassard, Elena Arutyunova, Tess Lamer, Wayne Vuong, Conrad Fischer, Howard S. Young, John C. Vederas, M. Joanne Lemieux | Crystallization of feline coronavirus Mpro with GC376 reveals mechanism of inhibition | University of Alberta | Antivirals |
| 106 | Glacier Room | Joanne Lemieux | Jimmy Lu1,2, M Bashir Khan1, Elena Arutyunova1,2, Sizhu Chen1,2, Jegan Iyyathurai1,2, Alexandr Belovodskiy2,4, Bing Bai,2,4 Appan Srinivas Kandadai2,4, Mostofa Hena2,4 Wayne Vuong5, Tess Lamer5, Holly A Saffran2,3, Justin A Shields2,3, Michael Joyce2,3, John Vederas5, Howard, Young1, Lorne Tyrrell2,3,4, James Nieman2,4, M. Joanne Lemieux1,2 | Structural studies facilitate antiviral drug development targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main protease | University of Alberta | Antivirals |
| 107 | Glacier Room | Joaquin Lopez-Orozco | Nawell Fayad, Tania Strilets, Alberto Felix-Lopez, Mohamed Elaish, Ray Ishida, Jamie Cole, Jack Moore, Shu Luo, Olivier Julien, Anil Kumar & Tom C. Hobman. | SARS-CoV-2 interactome in the context of infection reveals novel virus-host peroxisomal protein networks. | University of Alberta | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 108 | Glacier Room | Jocelyne Lew | (not set) | Transfer of maternal SARS-CoV-2 immunity in hamsters – a case report | VIDO, University of Saskatchewan | Emerging Pathogens |
| 109 | Glacier Room | John Law | (not set) | HCV vaccine is effective against viruses escaping broadly neutralising monoclonal antibodies | Ualberta | Vaccines |
| 11 | Aurora Room | Andra Banete | Bryan D. Griffin*, Juan Corredor, Lily Yip, Steven Ahn, Patrick Budylowski, Patryk Aftanas, Kuganya Nirmalarajah, Paul Oleynik, Hunsang Lee, Tarini Gunawardena, Hong Ouyang, Mikko Taipale, Natasha Christie-Holmes, Scott Gray-Owen, Finlay Maguire, Rob Kozak, Allison McGeer, Theo Moraes, Samira Mubareka | Differential pathogenesis and innate immune responses following infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern | Sunnybrook Research Institute | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 110 | Glacier Room | John Mamatis | Taylor B. Walsh, Che C. Colpitts | Cyclophilin inhibitors enhance cell-autonomous antiviral immunity to inhibit coronavirus infection | Queen's University | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 111 | Glacier Room | Jonathan Burnie | Arvin T. Persaud, Shubeen Ahmed, Timothy Lee, Vera A. Tang, Christina Guzzo | Enhancing the utility of flow virometry techniques to phenotype the surface of HIV-1 virions | University of Toronto Scarborough | Fundamental Virology |
| 112 | Glacier Room | Joseph Kobina Sampson Duncan | Joseph K. Sampson Duncan, Danyang Xu, Maria Licursi, Jin Gohda, Yasushi Kawaguchi and Kensuke Hirasawa] | Antiviral roles of interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-1, 3 and 7 against human coronavirus infection | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Antivirals |
| 113 | Glacier Room | Joshua De Guzman | Rory Long, Jason Gravett, Tirosh Shapira, Connor AH Thompson, Natalie C. J. Strynadka, Artem Cherkasov, François Jean | Discovery of 3-chymotrypsin-like viral protease inhibitors as potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia | Antivirals |
| 114 | Glacier Room | Judy Yuanyuan Qiu | Bonita E. Lee, Xiaoli Pang | Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in stool samples from the patients associated with acute gastroenteritis | University of Alberta | Emerging Pathogens |
| 115 | Glacier Room | Jun Li (Suzy) Wang | Ryan Noyce, Shae Komant, Nicole Favis, Troy Baldwin, David Evans | Engineering oncolytic Vaccinia virus to deliver MHC I-vectored tumour antigens | University of Alberta | Putting Viruses to Work |
| 116 | Glacier Room | Justine Kniert | Theodore dos Santos, Greg Plummer, Woo Jung Cho, and Maya Shmulevitz | Reovirus assembly is spatially and temporally segregated | University of Alberta | Fundamental Virology |
| 117 | Glacier Room | Juveriya Qamar Khan | Karthic Rajamanickam, Yue Zhang, Frederick S Vizeacoumar, Kalpana Bhanumathy, Megha Rohamare, Jocelyne Lew, Darryl Falzarano, Franco J Vizeacoumar, Joyce Wilson | Understanding essential SARS-CoV-2 virus-host interactions using a novel lung cell NCI-H23ACE2 to highlight potential drug targets for COVID-19 | University of Saskatchewan | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 118 | Glacier Room | Karyn Berry-Wynne | Michael Joyce, Holly Bandi, Lorne Tyrrell | RNA VIRUSES HIJACK NUCLEAR PORE COMPONENTS DURING INFECTION | Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 119 | Glacier Room | Kaushal Baid | Joseph Darbellay, Shreoshri Bhattacharjee, Jessica Luc, Daniel Richard, Jennifer Aguiar, Damilola-Oluwa Adeniyi, Victoria Gonzalez, Karen Mossman, Terence Capellini, Andrew Doxey, Linda Chelico, Volker Gerdts, Arinjay Banerjee | TRIM5α-like molecule in Eptesicus fuscus bats potently restricts HIV-1 replication | Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 12 | Aurora Room | Andrea Kroeker | Swarali Kulkarni, Jocelyne Lew, Ravendra Garg, Darryl Falzarano | Heterologous re-challenge with alpha and beta in hamsters induces cross-neutralizing antibodies against additional SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern | VIDO | Emerging Pathogens |
| 120 | Glacier Room | Kelsey O'Dowd | Mohamed Faizal Abdul-Careem, Martine Boulianne, Carl A. Gagnon, Neda Barjesteh | Characterization of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus Infection of Chicken Tracheal Epithelial Cells: The Antiviral Response and MicroRNA Profile | Université de Montréal | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 121 | Glacier Room | Kimberley Siwak | Emmanuelle V. LeBlanc, Che C. Colpitts | Elucidating the Role of Cellular Glycans in the Cell Entry of Pre-emergent Bat Coronaviruses | Queen's University | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 122 | Glacier Room | Kyle Blacher | Cassandra Ganje, Melissa Wilson, Eloisa Hasing, Yuanyuan Qiu, Xiaoli Pang | The reign of Omicron: Wastewater based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern | University of Alberta | Emerging Pathogens |
| 123 | Glacier Room | Lauren Aubrey | Susan Detmer, Yan Zhou | Evaluation of cross-protection of an elastase based bivalent vaccine against emerging clinical isolates from western Canadian in swine | University of Saskatchewan | Vaccines |
| 124 | Glacier Room | Lauren Fulham | Lauren Fulham, Jordan Rempel, Dr. Peter Pelka | Discovering Novel Functions of the Human Hub Protein UBR4 and its Role in Adenovirus Infections | University of Manitoba | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 125 | Glacier Room | Laurent Chatel-Chaix | Wesley Freppel, Anaïs Anton, Clément Mazeaud, Zaynab Nouhi, Claudia Gilbert, Ian Gaël Rodrigue-Gervais, Andreas Pichlmaier, Pietro Scaturro, Laura Hulea | Flaviviral NS4B alters endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts to regulate respiratory metabolism and virus-induced apoptosis | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 126 | Glacier Room | Layla Al-Yasiri | Rachelle P. Davis, Simmone D’souza, Trushar R. Patel, Frank van der Meer, Douglas Whiteside, Thomas Michalak, Craig Jenne, Carla S. Coffin | Characterization of host-virus interactions during acute Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus infection by intravital imaging in the WHV-Woodchuck model of viral hepatitis | University of Calgary | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 127 | Glacier Room | Li Hao | Xin Zhao, Suresh Tikoo | Interaction of viral protein V of bovine adenovirus type-3 with cellular protein PABPC1 | VIDO-InterVac | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 128 | Glacier Room | Lingyan Wang | Lingyan Wang, Maria Licursi, Rodney Russell, Ken Hirasawa | Programmed cell death promotes HCoV replication | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 129 | Glacier Room | Li Yi Lim | Kurtis W. Ng, Simon Wang, Alekhya Josyula Venkata, Ralph Pantophlet | Probing soluble and cell surface antigen presentation modalities designed to evoke VRC01-class neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 | Simon Fraser University | Vaccines |
| 13 | Aurora Room | Andrew Webb | Brayden G. Schindell, Bryan D. Griffin, Geoff Soule, Abu B. Siddik, Bernard Abrenica, Harram Memon, Ruey-Chyi Su, Darwyn Kobasa, David Safronetz, and Jason Kindrachuk | Early Sertoli cell gene expression in response to Ebola virus binding and entry stabilizes tissue membrane integrity and facilitates persistent infection by moderating viral replication kinetics in the blood testis barrier | University of Manitoba | Emerging Pathogens |
| 130 | Glacier Room | Logan Banadyga | Shihua He, Karla Emeterio, Kevin Tierney, Guodong Liu, Wenguang Cao, Logan Banadyga | Atypical Ebola Virus Disease in Ferrets Treated with Monoclonal Antibodies | Public Health Agency of Canada | Emerging Pathogens |
| 131 | Glacier Room | Louis Flamand | (not set) | Canadian Consortium of Academic Biosafety Level3 Laboratories | Université Laval | One Health |
| 132 | Glacier Room | Mackenzie Dodge | Joseph Mymryk | Investigating novel combination drug strategies to treat severe human adenovirus infections | University of Western Ontario | Antivirals |
| 133 | Glacier Room | Madison Granoski | Aleksandra Stojic, Farah Elawar, Leanne Bilawchuk, Frederic Reicherz, Pascal M. Lavoie, and David J. Marchant | Serial Respiratory Syncytial Virus Serum Neutralization Profiles from Study Participants Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic | University of Alberta | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 134 | Glacier Room | Madison Roth | Che C. Colpitts and Katrina Gee | Characterization of the antiviral functions of IL-27 during dengue virus infection of human macrophages | Queen's University | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 135 | Glacier Room | Magen Francis | Melissa L. Rioux, Bei Xue, Anni Ge, Mary K. Foley, Cynthia Swan, Brittany Thivierge, Ethan B. Jansen, Anthony Yourkowski, Alyson A. Kelvin | H1N1 influenza virus preimmunity improves antibody response to vaccination through germinal center regulation | Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 136 | Glacier Room | Manisha Kabi | Manisha Kabi and Guillaume J. Filion | Massively parallel single-cell assay for HIV expression | University of Toronto | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 137 | Glacier Room | Mariam Maltseva | (not set) | Characterization of humoral immune responses to an intranasal SARS-CoV-2 protein subunit vaccine in model animals | University fo Ottawa | Vaccines |
| 138 | Glacier Room | Maria Yousefi | Arum Kumar Annan Sudarsan, Amit Gaba, Dr. Linda Chelico | APOBEC3H And APOBEC3F Co-Expression In HIV Restriction | University of Saskatchewan | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 139 | Glacier Room | Marie-Jeanne Pesant | (not set) | Transcriptomic analysis of in vitro antiviral effect of Actinobaccillus pleuropneumoniae supernatant against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus | Université de Montréal | Antivirals |
| 14 | Aurora Room | Anna Appah | Charlotte Beelen, Don Kirkby, Winnie Dong, Chanson J. Brumme , Vincent Ganu, Linda Eva Amoah, Peter Puplampu, Nicholas N. Trebi , Zabrina L. Brumme | Molecular characterization of HIV-1 diversity in Ghana | SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 140 | Glacier Room | Mariel Kleer | Nancy Adam & Jennifer A. Corcoran | Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) forms and maintains R-loops at origins of genome replication to facilitate genome copying | University of Calgary | Fundamental Virology |
| 141 | Glacier Room | Mariya Goncheva | Richard M. Gibson, Ainslie C. Shouldice, Jimmy D. Dikeakos, David E Heinrichs | Staphylococcus aureus enhances Severe Acquired Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) replication | The University of Western Ontario | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 15 | Aurora Room | Anneliese von Eicken | Rhiannon A. E. Logan (First Author)1,2, Shannon Quek1, Joseph N. Muthoni1, Anneliese von Eicken3#, Laura E. Brettel1,4, Enyia R. Anderson1, Marcus E.N. Villena3, Shivanand Hegde1, Grace T. Patterson5, Eva Heinz1,3, Grant L. Hughes1, Edward I. Patterson1,3* | Vertical and horizontal transmission of cell fusing agent virus and screening of pupae exuviae in laboratory Aedes aegypti colonies. | Brock University | Virus Evolution and Ecology |
| 151 | Maple Leaf Room | Marylin Rheault | Selena M. Sagan | Zooming in on the host-virus interaction between hepatitis C virus and miR-122 | McGill University | Virus - Host Interactions |
| 152 | Maple Leaf Room | Mawra Gohar | Mawra Gohar, Riley Smith, Mihret Girum, Jenny Hyun, Nabiha Mehina, Dongyan Niu | Bacteriophage Therapy: A Safe Approach for the Treatment of Colibacillosis in Laying Hens | University of Calgary | Putting Viruses to Work |